March 17, 2009

Several tax-exempt groups have contributed to New York legislators who helped them secure funds, a review found.

Why the best jokes are the most difficult to remember.

War has taken on a video-game quality, as missiles are fired on enemy targets from halfway around the world.

The federal stimulus bill has allocated $3.4 billion for clean coal technologies, and companies are lining up with projects.

President Obama ordered the Treasury Department to “pursue every single legal avenue to block these bonuses” and make the American taxpayers whole.

The $165 million payout does sting, but the government may want to keep the employees right where they are.

Working at Goldman Sachs has been seen as a sure path to riches, but its employees are losing money on their personal investments — particularly in Goldman’s own elite investment funds.

A review of records shows about 300 injuries in elevator-related mishaps since 2001 in New York City public housing.

The use of BlackBerrys, iPhones, Google and Twitter by jurors is wreaking havoc on trials around the country.

The military is battling a resurgent group of guerrillas, which has reinvented itself as an illicit drug enterprise.

The proposals took on added importance in September, when a run on a giant money fund reported a per-share value below a dollar.

Lawmakers from both parties demanded that A.I.G. reverse $165 million in bonuses and promised legislation to reclaim the money, if necessary.